April 2021 Washington Letter

Federal Government

House Passes Paycheck Fairness Act

Almost 60 years ago, Congress declared that equal pay for equal work was the law of the land when it passed the Equal Pay Act of 1963. This Act prohibits employers from paying unequal wages to male and female workers who perform jobs under similar wo

Federal Government

ABA Fights to Protect Attorney-Client Confidentiality and the Right to Counsel

ABA President Patricia Lee Refo sent a letter to Senate leaders on April 20 urging them to remove controversial language from a sweeping labor law reform bill that would require many employers’ attorneys to report sensitive and confidential client in

Federal Government

World IP Day 2021

In recent years, the American Bar Association has taken a renewed interest in the intellectual property sector, as major advancements make their way through Congress. This came to a head on April 26th when ABA Intellectual Property Law (IPL) Section

How the Rule of Law Has Shaped and Continues to Shape America

I believe that one of the greatest strengths of the United States is that the overwhelming majority of our citizens support the concept and process of being a nation that adheres to the Rule of Law and to rules of law.